1. The owl paper bag can be used as a gift bag and stuffed with Christmas gifts such as towels, clothes, candy, cookies, etc.; or you can just stuff the bag with wrinkled up pieces of newspaper and use the owl as a decoration.

2. To make the owl pull the sides of the paper bag out from the top so that you can make a flat surface at the top of the bag.

3. Fold down the sides from the middle top of the bag and glue them down.

4. Fold the down the point to the front of the bag making the top of the owls head. Pull up on the sides to make the horns and open them slightly.

5. Cut wings from brown construction paper and glue them to the sides of the bag. Draw eyes on a and a beak on piece of yellow paper using a black marker, cut them out, and glue them to the bag. (A Pattern for the Eyes, Beak, and Wings are available to members.)

6. Add a bow and gift tag. You may also want to paint the top of the owl's head with gold glitter glue.

Foam Elf with Candy Ornament Craft for Kids

1. To make the face cut out a triangle shape about 5" high from the tan craft foam. Roll the triangle into a cone shape and glue it together.

2. To make the mouth fold in the foam around the open end of the cone. Cut a tongue from pink foam and glue it inside the mouth.

3. Cut ear shapes from the same tan foam and glue them to the sides of the cone.

4. To make the hat cut another triangle shape from the red felt and glue it to the top of the cone leaving about one inch above the foam cone so you can fold over the top of the hat. Glue a pompom to the end.

5. Glue a pompom on for the nose and glue on the eyes.

6. To make the candy in the elf's mouth cut two strips of foam, one from white foam and the other from the red, about 1/4" wide and the length of the foam piece. Wind the two pieces together gluing as you go. To hold them in place while they dry stick a straight pin in the side. When it is dry glue it to the tongue of the elf. Add a string to the hat to hang it on a tree.

Christmas Dog Treat Gift Bags Craft for Kids

What you will need:

Lunch bags

Paper glue

Color printer and paper

Ingredients to make dog treats

How to Make Christmas dog Treat Gift Bags:

1. Print out the Dog Treat Bag Patterns and cut them apart. Glue them to the front sides of lunch bags. Make dog treats or dog toys for your dogs and place them inside the bags. Roll down the top of the bags and staple them closed. Add a bow.

2. If you are placing dog biscuits in the bag, place the biscuits in a plastic bag before putting them in the dog treat gift bag. You can find dog treats and biscuit recipes on the web.

Peppermint
Candy Frame

1.Glue four
jumbo craft sticks together to form a square. Turn the picture so
it is facing you. Glue peppermint candies all the way around the
edge. You can leave the wrappers on or take them off. If you take
the wrappers off spray several coats of clear acrylic paint over
the candy and let dry between coats. This will keep the candy looking
fresh and keep ants away.

2. Glue a picture
backed with cardboard on the back of the craft stick frame. Cut
out a stand and glue it to the back.

1. Decorate the bags with whatever you would like. Make a
matching gift tag. When the paint is dry, fold over the top edge about
two inches and punch two holes at the top. Lace ribbon through the
holes and attach a gift card. Tie the ribbon in a bow.